Ghana: The 88th Ahmadiyya Muslim Convention Opens at Pomadze
Ghana News Agency Friday 3rd January, 2020 By Morkporkpor Anku, GNA Pomadze, Jan. 03, GNA – The 88th Annual Convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Ghana dubbed […]
Trump is starting a war with Iran – whether it is by accident or design
Tehran will likely take time to consider its options, with few having expected the US president to go for the jugular like this Robert Fisk @indyvoices Is this war by […]
2020 Democrats: Iran airstrike ‘reckless,’ ‘could cost countless lives’
By Marina Pitofsky – 01/03/20 THE HILL The move is a major escalation of tensions between the U.S. and Iran, with Iran vowing “harsh retaliation” in response. Former Vice […]
Rival Shi’ite leaders in Iraq call for U.S. troop expulsion in rare show of unity
Ahmed Aboulenein BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Rival Shi’ite political leaders on Friday called for American troops to be expelled from Iraq after a U.S. air strike in Baghdad killed a […]
The battle to keep India secular
Source: The Wall Street Journal A new citizenship law undermines what made the country a relative success. Protests against the Indian national government have roiled major cities for weeks. At […]
63% of Americans say it is NOT necessary to believe in God in order to be moral
63% of Americans, including three-quarters of adults under 30, say it is NOT necessary to believe in God in order to be moral and have good values: https://t.co/s1uv4fnaCl pic.twitter.com/5GFUT6VbzQ — […]
Book Review: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Book review by Nasir Gondal MD, Medical Oncologist, New York, USA A dear friend of mine was planning to go to Spain. We exchanged some notes and he wanted me […]
Richard Dawkins on Medicine, Placebo and Homeopathy
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page He talks about homeopathy very precisely in the first few minutes of this video. He […]
How the world is reacting to US killing of top Iran general
Global Village Space AFP -January 3, 2020 The world reacted with alarm on Friday after top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani was killed in a US strike in Iraq, with leaders […]
Austrian coalition deal includes head scarf ban, preventive custody – media reports
Jan 2, 2020 – SWISSINFO.CH VIENNA (Reuters) – A deal between Austria’s conservatives and Greens to form a governing coalition includes banning headscarves in school until the age of 14 and preventive custody for potentially dangerous immigrants, several Austrian media reported on Thursday. The measures are part of what […]
Violence is wrong – but does it really matter that the Pope slapped that woman’s hand away?
Source: Letters to the Indepenent An 83-year-old man gets his arm grabbed causing obvious pain, and as the person won’t let go, he slaps her hand twice, for which he […]
Killing of Iranian Commander Is Met With Criticism and Tough Talk
Mixed reaction to the news that Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani died in a targeted strike by the United States at Baghdad International Airport. By Neil Vigdor THE NEW YORK TIMES Jan. 2, 2020 The killing of a top commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard in a targeted strike by the […]
Fears of WWIII grow after Donald Trump airstrike kills Iran general
Source: Metro UK By Zoe Drewett Friday 3 Jan 2020 The US airstrike ordered by Donald Trump killed Iran general Qasam Soleimani outside Baghdad airport in Iraq (Picture: Reuters/AFP) The […]
Soleimani assassination risks all-out war between US and Iran
Killing of Quds commander takes Trump presidency into dangerous territory By David Gardner for the FINANCIAL TIMES The US air strike on Baghdad airport that killed General Qassem Soleimani, commander […]
Iran: Leader vows tough revenge waiting for criminals over Gen. Soleimani martyrdom
Politics January 3, 2020 TEHRAN– Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei conveyed a message and expressed his deep condolences on the martyrdom of Commander of IRGC Quds […]
Malice, stupidity of US terrorist forces to further strengthen tree of resistance in region: FM Zarif
Politics January 3, 2020 TEHRAN– Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has released a statement on the US assassination of IRGC Quds Force Commander Major General Qassem Soleimani. Iranian Foreign […]
Catholicism, Priest’s Marriage and Child Abuse
In Brazil – home to the world’s largest Catholic population – a majority of Catholics (56%) were in favor of allowing priests to marry in our 2013/2014 survey. https://t.co/k9GoR0A9Vw — […]
West Africa has ditched its colonial currency. Now the future is crypto
Arab News Thursday . January 02, 2020 Joseph Dana Short Url https://arab.news/gvm3e Last month, the West Africa Economic and Monetary Union announced it was replacing its currency, the CFA […]
Synchronized Israeli attacks on Jordan, King Abdullah
Haaretz revealed that “Israel has big plans for Jordan, but they don’t include King Abdullah II.” (AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/mty53 Daoud Kuttab December 28, 2019 AMMAN: A series of anti-Jordanian […]
Satellite photos show full extent of Australia’s devastating wildfires
Satellite images show the scale of devastation of Australia’s bushfires, which have killed eight people this week and destroyed hundreds of homes. Pictures from the European Union’s Copernicus system show […]